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Drug Facts

  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Gases can be medical products or household items or commercial products.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Second hand smoke can kill you. In the U.S. alone over 3,000 people die every year from cancer caused by second hand smoke.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.

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